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Blame pols for traffic laws that punish safe drivers

You published a letter about a frustrating experience in traffic court.

Traffic court was only doing what it was designed to do.

Legally, she deserved a ticket. So what if she was going 5 mph over the limit rather than 30? That's still speeding.

Morally, she's in the right.

The 55-mph limits around Lowell were set contrary to advice of highwaysafety professionals, who said they should be higher.

Speed limits are supposed to be set so the average, safe driver is legal and the high-speed maniac is not. But politicians insist they be lowered until everybody is breaking the law.

If you want reform, tell politicians to stop doing that.

You could also tell them to change the laws for traffic court to eliminate the presumption of guilt and the filing fee to plead not guilty. The judge was only doing what the system expects: collecting fine revenue.

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